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Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it? Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain power? Start writing.

By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic (逻辑) behind what you think, feel, or only partly understand. Often, explaining a thought is the process of understanding. In other words, you increase your brain power by exercising your “explain power.”

Try this experiment. Explain how you’ll increase your brain power, even if you have no idea how right now. Just start with anything, and create an explanation. For example, start with “I’ll learn chess,” or “I’ll read an article on the mind every week.” Explain how that will help. You’ll be surprised how often this becomes a workable plan, and if you actually do this, you’ll have a better understanding of your brain twenty minutes from now.

Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember. Many, if not most, highly productive people are always taking notes. You can try keeping it all in your head, but if you keep a journal of your ideas the next time you’re working on a big project, you’ll probably have more success.

Want to understand a topic? Write a book about it. That’s an extreme example, but if you are learning something new, write a letter to a friend about it, and you will understand it better. Want to invent something? Write an explanation of the problem, why you want to solve it, and why it is worth solving, and you’re half-way there.

Writers don’t always write because they clearly understand something beforehand. Often, they write about something because they want to understand it. You can do the same. Writing will help bring you to an understanding. Give it a try.

71. What would be the best title for the text?

   A. A Way on How to Write

   B. Increase Your Brain Power through Writing

   C. Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing

   D. How to Start Your Writing

72. According to the text, writing can help you a lot in the following ways EXCEPT ______.

   A. the increase of your brain power

   B. the ability to remember

   C. the development of your interest in study

   D. the better understanding of a topic

73. If a writer writes something, it means that he or she _______.

   A. has understood it very well

   B. needs to understand it better

   C. wants to remember it in his or her mind

   D. is exercising his or her “explain power”

74. The underlined sentence “you’re half-way there” in the fifth paragraph implies that ______.

   A. you are already successful

   B. you still need to work hard

   C. writing can help you walk half way

   D. writing is important to solve problems

75. What’s the main purpose of the writer writing the text?

   A. To advise readers to start their writing.

   B. To explain the importance of writing.

   C. To persuade readers to become writers.

   D. To increase readers’ brain power.

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￡100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this ￡100 bill?" The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "You've learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't go down in value. It was still worth ￡100.
Many times in our lives, we're dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you drop or whom you know，but WHO YOU ARE .
You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it!
【小题1】The story happened ______.

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￡100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this ￡100 bill?" The students began to put up their hands at once.

Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.

"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.

"My friends," he said, "You've learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't go down in value. It was still worth ￡100.

Many times in our lives, we're dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you drop or whom you know，but WHO YOU ARE .

You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it!

1.The story happened ______.

2.Even though the money was dirty, it _______.

3.The underlined sentence “Hands went back into the air.” in the third paragraph

means_______.

4.Why did the famous teacher use a ￡100 at his lesson?

5.What lesson can you learn from the passage?

Once in your school life，you may have kept a diary．But did it ever develop into a（n） 1 that you continue?

Wang Yi，18，at Yuming High School in Dalian，has kept a diary since her Junior 1 year．Recently，she has had a book 2 ，titled Green Apple Is the Subject，which is a 3 of 225 essays and poems．“The teenage ages are the most important 4 of a person’s life．These journals offer me a window for 5 my thoughts and impulses（冲动）on my voyage of 6 ，” said the Senior 3 student．

The book contains a wide range of 7 ，which will bring back 8 memories of your school days．Some passages 9 to small matters，such as how to 10 with her friends，teachers，classes and family．Others include 11 of Anderson’s fairytales and historical figures like Wang Zhaojun from 2,000 years ago．

Like many other teenagers，Wang Yi was 12 to keep a diary by her teacher．At first，she got 13  it because every day was such a routine，and she had to 14 to find something to write about．However，she had to finish lots of homework，so Wang learned to 15 the world around her，including a nice flower and bright sunshine．

In Senior 1，her teacher asked the class to 16 some beautifully written articles by the graduates in the college entrance examination．“It 17 a lot．As time went by，their languages became yours with your own 18 ，”she said．

 19  today，with lots of school work as the college entrance examination is 20 ，Wang continues her writing habit．

1．A．way                   B．habit                C．custom               D．tendency

2．A．gathered               B．reviewed             C．published            D．pressed

3．A．selection               B．section               C．contribution        D．direction

4．A．role                      B．course                C．set                     D．period

5．A．rewriting              B．reciting               C．regaining            D．rebuilding

6．A．speeding up          B．1ifting up            C．building up          D．growing up

7．A．titles                    B．topics                 C．ideas                  D．talks

8．A．similar                  B．popular               C．ordinary             D．different

9．A．happen                 B．belong                C．relate                  D．connect

10．A．do                      B．deal                    C．fight                   D．1ive

11．A．points                  B．cases                  C．opinions             D．chances

12．A．expected             B．supposed            C．forced                D．required

13．A．interested in         B．tired of               C．good at               D．fond of

14．A．struggle              B．fail                     C．decide                D．hesitate

16．A．realize                B．modernize           C．recognize            D．memorize

17．A．helps                  B．does                   C．manages             D．takes

18．A．languages           B．experiences         C．writings              D．abilities

19．A．Still                    B．Yet                     C．Even                  D．Since

20．A．drawing              B．going                  C．getting                D．coming

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￡100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like to have this ￡100 bill?" The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "You've learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn't go down in value. It was still worth ￡100.
Many times in our lives, we're dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn't come from what you drop or whom you know，but WHO YOU ARE .
You are special and valuable. Don't ever forget it!

1. 1.

   The story happened ______.

   1. A.
      when the teacher gave the students some advice on how to learn English
   2. B.
      when the students were having a meeting
   3. C.
      when the teacher gave the students a speech
   4. D.
      when the students were discussing something interesting with their teachers
2. 2.

   Even though the money was dirty, it _______.

   1. A.
      went up in value
   2. B.
      was worth much
   3. C.
      didn't reduce in value
   4. D.
      was still ours
3. 3.

   The underlined sentence “Hands went back into the air.” in the third paragraph
   means_______.

   1. A.
      the students put up their hands again
   2. B.
      the students put down their hands
   3. C.
      the students agreed to what the teacher said
   4. D.
      the students put their hands in front of them
4. 4.

   Why did the famous teacher use a ￡100 at his lesson?

   1. A.
      Because he wanted to give a lecture about money.
   2. B.
      Because he was used to dropping a bill on the floor and stepping on it.
   3. C.
      Because he was going to give the bill to one of the students.
   4. D.
      Because he wanted to make the students know what the value was.
5. 5.

   What lesson can you learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      ￡100 bill is worth the same no matter what you do with it.
   2. B.
      All people love money most.
   3. C.
      Your value doesn't change no matter what happens to you.
   4. D.
      The value of money changes when it is made dirty.